... their demise. They were unable to deliver on the ground. They were forced to flee from Afghanistan, and they were unable to create a strong Sunni jihad base in Iraq after... ... through phishing actions. This allowed them to build a mechanism that would lead to the Islamic State and to the Caliphate which was proclaimed in June 2014. However the post-millenarian... ... led to an increase in foreign boots on the ground: the 2015 JCPOA agreement allowed Russia to increase presence in Syria and send forces to Khmeimim, and Western presence...
The United States offers other forces to take responsibility for the situation in Afghanistan
U.S. senators Republican Rand Paul and Democrat Tom Udall proposed to Congress the draft
American Forces Going ... ... Congress is questionable, but it could be supported by both Republicans and Democrats.
Kh Khalid Farooq:
Pakistan Will Appreciate Russia Playing a More Active Role in the Region
One of the most popular members of Congress Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ...
... most significant achievement was the construction of gas pipelines into China, as it reduced its dependence on exporting gas to Russia. However, other projects (in particular, the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India [TAPI] Pipeline and the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline) were never implemented. Under President ... ... serious problems for organizing international efforts to aid Turkmenistan.
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Grigory Lukyanov:
The Islamic State in Afghanistan: a Real Threat to
the Region?
On the whole, it should be noted that extremist sentiments have never ...
... biggest concern are:
— the spread of instability from Afghanistan to the north and to the Central Asian states that border Russia;
— Russia’s transformation from a transit country into a market for Afghan heroin, which kills 25,000 Russians every year;
— the formation of Islamic State (DAISH) Infrastructure in Afghanistan, which may start exporting its practices to the Russian North Caucasus and the Volga region.
In this regard, the question being discussed in Russia is whether Moscow should once again interfere in the Afghan conflict, or whether it would make ...
... emerging in the north of the country. It is likely that they will try to cross borders. It is best to deal with these forces in Russia’s external zones. If the path of extremists is not hindered, they will not stop on their own.” Moreover, we ... ... meeting,
Dushanbe, April 2, 2015
IS poses a threat to the countries of Central Asia, South Caucasus and the Middle East. The Islamic State militants penetrate Afghanistan and are mainly concentrated in the country’s northern regions, bordering Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Former ...
...
Accordingly, the next year should provide an answer for the following question: Is fear of Russia and percieved threat in Europe sufficient for increasing defense capabilities... ... doctrine is not that bad. NATO is the number one threat. Anyone surprised?
2. Shall the Islamic State survive?
Undoubtedly, the Islamic State is not just a 'so-called'... ... the U.S. did in Vietnam. You just cannot combat these guys from the sky!
3. Whither Afghanistan?
Well, it's pretty simple. A president of Kabul is not a president...